Adventures in Seattle Real Estate! Exploring Seattle's Urban Villages...what makes an Urban Village or neighborhood a place to call home?
Come journey with me on this Seattle Real Estate Blog and find out what makes these neighbohoods great places to live and visit...I will be your guide.
Neighborhoods such as: Alki, Ballard, Belltown, Fremont, Greenlake, Madison Park, Madison Valley, Magnolia, Montlake, Queen Anne, Wallingford, West Seattle, and many more.

Seattle Parks

October 19, 2007

Last Sunday was a mostly sunny day, so late in the afternoon after my Open House in Montlake, I went for a drive through Seattle's Washington Park Arboretum to see some fall color and Wow...did I see color!

The Japanese Maples were glowing with color beneath the dark evergreens, just beautiful....

October 14, 2007

Today in the Sunday Seattle TimesPacific Magazine there was a terrific article called "Bay Watch"about the wetlands that are bordered by Montlake, Madison Park, and the University of Washington.

As Tom Reese writes in the article, that the park really is an amazing natural area in the midst of such an urban setting. My favorite juxtaposition is the 520 freeway overpass system that sweeps over the water. The fact that there is a beaver lodge in middle of it all and visible from the freeway is truly a bit of wildness that always surprises me.

After my Montlake open house had ended for the day, I decided to walk around the Montlake Waterfront Park , to relax and take some photos. It was the last in a series of sunny days that we have been having recently and even though it was later in the day, there were people out kayaking and walking on the trails, the bridges and relaxing on the decks.

The park is a great place to get away and in such a close in location. One more wonderful reason to enjoy living in Seattle!

October 05, 2007

Seattle's skyline is beautiful, and a classic place to enjoy it is from Queen Anne's Kerry Park. From the park you look south to the Space Needle, Downtown Seattle and beyond to Mt Rainier (when the mountain is out!). Looking the southwest, you see Elliott Bay and West Seattle's Alki Point. If you watch long enough you can watch the Washington State Ferries crossing Puget Sound from Bainbridge Island and Bremerton to Seattle, as well as passing container ships, and sometimes even large cruise ships.

September 21, 2007

Originally these boots were the restrooms for a gas station a few blocks away at the corner of Corson Ave. S and E. Marginal Way. The gas station eventually closed down and soon neglect took it's toll. The residents of Georgetown began a campaign to save this kitschy, retro piece of Americana. Eventually both the Hat n' Boots were moved to the new park with a P-patch and playground. The Boots have been restored and the Hat is awaiting its return to glory.